Recent Articles
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Should a pastor be a brand?
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityEveryone wants to have followers and a clear influence in their world. Personal brand recognition is the easiest way to do that. As spiritual tutors and mentors, pastors need branding to reach their world for Christ.
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Rethink your resume: Accounting for gaps and job changes
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHow many times have you applied for a job that perfectly matched the skills and experience on your resume, but did not get it? Resumes can be a real inconvenience to create even when your background is perfectly aligned with the position.
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Halos and pitchforks: The power of a positive first impression
Joe Latta MarketingYou never get a second chance to make a first impression. The adage is old, but when it comes to proposals and presentations, it's as important as ever. In fact, even the briefest of first impressions can become the lens through which a prospect views all of your remaining messages.
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Nurses to administrators: We’re not happy about EHRs
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationNurses are not happy about having to use electronic health records (EHRs), a new report suggests. Apparently, 92 percent of nursing staff are dissatisfied with the systems — an all-time high, according to the Q3 2014 Black Book EHR Loyalty survey. The primary reasons cited for their dissatisfaction with EHRs included the levels of disruption in productivity and the impact to their daily workflows.
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What we talk about when we talk about best practices: Types of curricula
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn Part 1 of this series on best practices in ESL programs, we looked at the overwhelming research that supports integrated curricula. Today, we will look at two types of integrated curricula: theme-based learning and culture-based curriculum.
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Different routes of central venous catheterization and their relative risks
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareCentral venous access catheters have been widely used in hospital setting, and more than 3.4 million of them are placed for patients per year. Some of the benefits of this technique as compared to peripheral access include: greater longevity without infection, avoidance of phlebitis, line security and a potential route for nutritional support as well as fluid administration.
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Social becomes sales: Facebook, Twitter to battle over e-commerce
Emma Fitzpatrick RetailEstablishing a social presence for your business is no longer optional. Social has become the customer service line, a satisfaction meter, a fan club and your personal brand bulletin board. Not surprisingly, a whopping 92 percent of marketers already know social media is really important for their business.
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Young affluents are biggest consumers of luxury homes
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesAlthough the media have focused on the large numbers of millennials who have struggled to get a toehold on their financial independence during the economic downturn, a smaller segment has been making news for their phenomenal wealth. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is perhaps the most famous example, but millions of other millennials have amassed sizeable fortunes while still in their twenties.
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World’s smallest liver-kidney transplant saves toddler’s life
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareAt 16 months old, Aspen Erickson received her combined liver-kidney transplant in a six-hour procedure at University of Utah Health Care. At the time of the procedure, the physicians did not realize Erickson would be the youngest person ever to undergo CLKTx.
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A critical debate: The value, costs and benefits of I2P2
Lauren Swan Waste Management & EnvironmentalThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed that employers need to implement a new program into their businesses called the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, or I2P2 for short. The program will mean more active planning, implementing, evaluating and improving activities that will keep employees safe and protect their health.